Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991
41Valuer-General’s determination of amount of compensation
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41 Valuer-General’s determination of amount of compensation
41 Valuer-General’s determination of amount of compensation
(1) The authority of the State must, within 7 days after it compulsorily acquires land, provide the Valuer-General with a list of the issues that the authority believes are relevant to the determination of the amount of compensation by the Valuer-General.
(2) The Valuer-General may determine the amount of compensation to be offered to a former owner of land for a compulsory acquisition of the land—
(a) before or after the acquisition takes effect, and
(b) even though the former owner has not made a claim for the compensation.
(3) The Valuer-General is to provide a copy of the determination of the amount of compensation (together with any report on the value of the land prepared by or for the Valuer-General) to—
(a) the authority of the State concerned, and
(b) the former owner to whom the compensation is payable.
s 41: Am 2016 No 59, Sch 1 [9] [10].